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Participle Adjectives 1
Choose the correct adjective.
1) My nephew was (amused / amusing) by the clown. [ . ] | |
2) It's so (frustrated / frustrating) ! No matter how much I study I can't seem to remember this vocabulary. [ . ] | |
3) This lesson is so (bored / boring). [ . ] | |
4) I'm feeling (depressed / depressing) , so I'm going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book. [ . ] | |
5) I thought her idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating) . [ . ] | |
6) This maths problem is so (confused / confusing) ! Can you help me? [ . ] | |
7) The teacher was really (amused / amusing) , so the lesson passed quickly. [ . ] | |
8) The journey was (exhausted / exhausting) ! Twelve hours by bus! [ . ] | |
9) The plane began to move in a rather (alarmed / alarming) way. [ . ] | |
10) He was (frightened / frightening) when he saw the spider. [ . ] | |
11) I was really (embarrassed / embarrassing) when I fell over in the street. [ . ] | |
12) That film was so (depressed / depressing) ! There was no happy ending for any of the characters. [ . ] | |
13) I'm sorry, I can't come tonight. I'm completely (exhausted / exhausting). [ . ] | |
14) We are going in a helicopter? How (excited / exciting)! [ . ] | |
15) Don't show my baby photos to people, Mum! It's so (embarrassed / embarrassing). [ . ] | |
16) It's okay, it's only me. Don't be (alarmed / alarming). [ . ] | |
17) My sister is so (excited / exciting) because she is going on holiday tomorrow. [ . ] | |
18) I hate long flights. I'm always really (bored / boring). [ . ] | |
19) She looked very (confused / confusing) when I told her we had to change the plan. [ . ] | |
20) John was (fascinated / fascinating) by Mandarin when he first started learning languages. He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently. [ . ] |